Ray Wilkins

Raymond Colin "Butch" Wilkins MBE (14 September 1956 – 4 April 2018) was an English football player and coach.

Ray Wilkins
Wilkins in 2008
Personal information
Full name Raymond Colin Wilkins[1]
Date of birth (1956-09-14)14 September 1956
Place of birth Hillingdon, London, England, U.K.
Date of death 4 April 2018(2018-04-04) (aged 61)
Place of death Tooting, London, England, U.K.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1979 Chelsea 179 (30)
1979–1984 Manchester United 160 (7)
1984–1987 Milan 73 (2)
1987 Paris Saint-Germain 13 (0)
1987–1989 Rangers 70 (2)
1989–1994 Queens Park Rangers 154 (7)
1994 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
1994–1996 Queens Park Rangers 21 (0)
1996 Wycombe Wanderers 1 (0)
1996–1997 Hibernian 16 (0)
1997 Millwall 3 (0)
1997 Leyton Orient 3 (0)
Total 694 (48)
National team
1976 England U21 1 (0)
1976–1986 England 84 (3[2])
Teams managed
1994–1996 Queens Park Rangers
1997–1998 Fulham
1998–2000 Chelsea (assistant)
2000–2002 Watford (assistant)
2003–2005 Millwall (assistant)
2004–2007 England U21 (assistant)
2008–2009 Chelsea (assistant)
2009 Chelsea (caretaker)
2009–2010 Chelsea (assistant)
2013–2014 Fulham (assistant)
2014–2015 Jordan
2015 Aston Villa (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilkins began his career at Chelsea, where he was appointed captain at the age of 18.[3] He later played for the likes of Manchester United, Milan, Queens Park Rangers, and Rangers. He won 84 caps for the England national football team from 1976 to 1986.

After his playing career ended, he worked as coach and manager with Queens Park Rangers, Fulham and Chelsea. He managed Jordan at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and his last coaching job was as the assistant manager of Aston Villa later that year.

On 4 April 2018, Wilkins died of cardiac arrest at St George's Hospital in Tooting at the age of 61.[4]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5][6][7][8]
Club Season Division League National Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 1973–74 First Division 60100070
1974–75 First Division 2122010242
1975–76 Second Division 421141405012
1976–77 Second Division 4272062509
1977–78 First Division 3373141409
1978–79 First Division 3530010363
Total 1793012216320735
Manchester United 1979–80 First Division 3722030422
1980–81 First Division 1302000150
1981–82 First Division 4211020451
1982–83 First Division 2614160362
1983–84 First Division 42310132565
Total 160710124219410
A.C. Milan 1984–85 Serie A 28012000400
1985–86 Serie A 2926160413
1986–87 Serie A 1607010240
Total 732251701053
Paris Saint-Germain 1987–88 French Division 1 1300000130
Rangers 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division 2413020291
1988–89 Scottish Premier Division 3116082453
1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 1500070220
Total 70290172964
Queens Park Rangers 1989–90 First Division 2319200323
1990–91 First Division 3821050442
1991–92 First Division 2711021302
1992–93 Premier League 2721040322
1993–94 Premier League 3911040441
Total 154713215118210
Crystal Palace 1994–95 Premier League 10000010
Queens Park Rangers 1994–95 Premier League 20000020
1995–96 Premier League 1501030190
1996–97 First Division 40000040
Total 2101030250
Wycombe Wanderers 1996–97 Second Division 10000010
Hibernian 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division 1600010170
Millwall 1996–97 Second Division 30001040
Leyton Orient 1996–97 Third Division 30000030
Career total 6944870684884862

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[9][10][11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
England 197630
197770
197880
197991
198081
198170
1982121
198310
1984100
198590
1986100
Total843
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wilkins goal.
List of international goals scored by Ray Wilkins
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
113 June 1979Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria24 Austria3–33–4Friendly[12]
212 June 1980Stadio Comunale, Turin, Italy33 Belgium1–01–1UEFA Euro 1980[13]
323 February 1982Wembley Stadium, London, England43 Northern Ireland3–04–0Home Championship[14]

Managerial statistics
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Queens Park Rangers 15 November 1994 4 September 1996 80 31 13 36 038.75 [6]
Fulham 25 September 1997 7 May 1998 43 20 8 15 046.51 [6]
Chelsea (caretaker) 13 September 2000 17 September 2000 2 1 0 1 050.00 [6]
Chelsea (caretaker) 9 February 2009 14 February 2009 1 1 0 0 100.00 [6]
Jordan 3 September 2014 1 July 2015 15 2 2 11 013.33 [15]
Total 142 56 23 63 039.44

Honours

Player

Manchester United

Rangers

  • Scottish Premier Division: 1988–89, 1989–90[18]
  • Scottish League Cup: 1988–89[18]

England

  • Rous Cup: 1986[19]
  • British Home Championship: 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83[20]

Individual

References
  1. "Ray Wilkins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. Arnhold, Matthias; Mamrud, Roberto. "England – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. "Lessons from Senrab's soccer school". BBC Sport. 30 March 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. "Ray Wilkins: Former England captain dies in London hospital". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. Ray Wilkins at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. Ray Wilkins at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  7. "Rangers - Wilkins, Ray". FitbaStats. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  8. "Hibernian - Wilkins, Ray". FitbaStats. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  9. "Ray Wilkins". Eu-Football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. "We are saddened to hear about the passing of former England captain Ray Wilkins". The FA. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  11. Arnhold, Matthias; Mamrud, Roberto. "England – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  12. Austria 4 – 3 England. England Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  13. Croke, Ruaidhrí (3 May 2016). Euro Moments: Ray Wilkins produces moment of magic as English fans riot. Irish Times. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  14. Match No. 559 – Tuesday, 23 February 1982. England Stats. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  15. Ray Wilkins management career statistics at Soccerbase
  16. Haigh, Phil (4 April 2018). "Watch Ray Wilkins' FA Cup final goal for Manchester United vs Brighton in 1983 was an absolute peach". Metro. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  17. Butler, Cliff (4 April 2018). "United pay tribute to Ray Wilkins". Manchester United Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  18. "Ray Wilkins". Rangers F.C. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  19. Stanley Rous Cup-Part 2 (1986). Soccer Nostalgia (31 January 2017). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  20. Dillion, John (4 April 2018). "The gentleman of football: Ray Wilkins, a much-loved hero of the game and of London, will be missed very deeply". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  21. "Annual Awards". Chelsea Football Club. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  22. Walters, Mike (4 April 2018). 'If there was an award for nicest man in football, Ray Wilkins would have won it'. Mirror. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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